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LIVE BLOG: News Stories and Updates in and around Uganda

It's been a great day today! Let's wrap it up and meet on Monday at 8.00am for more updates. Enjoy your weekend responsibly.

8: 11 PM: BREAKING: Bank of Uganda closes ActionAid Uganda accounts

The Bank of Uganda has closed the bank accounts of ActionAid Uganda a local NGO working in the areas of democracy and advocacy.

Arthur Larok, ActionAid's country director, told Reuters that Standard Chartered Bank Uganda, where the organisation has its accounts, had told them they had blocked the accounts on instruction from the central bank.

Kenyan police shot dead two people and wounded a third person on Friday when a crowd of opposition demonstrators attempted to storm a police station, a local official in Kenya’s southwestern Siaya county said.

3.54pm: Ghana’s government orders for a halt to the construction of fuel stations after Saturday's fire which killed seven people.

1.35pm: UPDATE: Daily Monitor has also been summoned over the #AgeLimit stories

The issued summons were similar to those of RED PEPPER but over a story; "AGE LIMIT BUDGET OF THE LEGAL AND PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS COMMITTEE SHOWS THAT THE MEMBERS WILL SPEND 700M IN 10DAYS" of the Thursday 10th October 2017 issue.

"Inquiries are being conducted under the above quoted reference whereby you allegedly published an article titled, " MP MAGEZI BAGS SH600M FOR AGE LIMIT REMOVAL" in the RED PEPPER issue of 11th October 17.

You are therefore in pursuance of the provisions of section 27A of the Police Act (As Amended) required to report before the undersigned at CID Headquarters Kibuli on 16th October, 2017 at 1000hrs in that regard."

1.02pm: S.Africa court clears way for Jacob Zuma graft prosecution

South Africa's Supreme Court of Appeal ruled on Friday that President Jacob Zuma can face prosecution over almost 800 charges of corruption relating to a 1990s arms deal - Daily Nation

Honorable Monica Azuba Ntege says that many engineers are rolled out each year but there is low or no increment in registration of engineers to their professional body. This year, only 100 registered while last year only 30 did.

11:26 am: The day has been a bit slow in Uganda but Kenya is, at the moment, the one place where so much is happening

NTV Kenya reports that Nasa will hold a rally on Sunday which will be attended by the alliance's principals.

Mombasa deputy governor William Kingi says Nasa will hold a rally on Sunday which will be attended by the alliance's principals. #NTVToday

9:48 am: : FDC Presidential candidate, Gen. Mugisha Muntu says he will resume his campaigns for the presidency next week.

10:30 am: Government has asked all public servants to wait until November for their salaries to be reviewed.

Minister Muruli has also asked all those public sevants who are on strike to resign.

10:21 am: Celebratory Moods in the studio as #MwasuzeMutya makes 3 years